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25 chardonel in the ground! it's actually been a week and a few days, and they are already putting on little buds! exciting time here on the farm. alot of ppl on this forum are responsible for encouraging us to take this step. thanks so much:try

total agree:br

congrats jon!! that is awesome! was the chardonel 2010 or 2011? st. francois chardonel i got 2010 had a brix of 23! that was the batch that convinced me to get a hand press! made all the difference in the world with 2011 catawba!!

i did cold stabilize:snw first time! i have a closet on my back porch...temps stayed in the upper 40's lower 50's in the closet and that's when it dropped out the crystals:br would blackberry or blueberry benefit from cold stabilization?

ooh, thanks julie! glad it's got some aging potential:try

just thought of a couple of questions....has anyone else made catawba? i was wondering about the aging? you can tell it's not "ready", though not bad, not bad at all...but i wondered what would be the ideal aging?

dang bobf, we been to licking!!! love to stay there and fish at montauk!

i went to clarksville, tn this year jon. adkins vineyards! they were also super nice as was st. francois 2010! much shorter drive for me though! i hope to get more catawba from them next year!

u guys r sooo, right, patience is the key! if i've learned nothing else from this website, i have learned that patience is the most important part:ib and it should have read wine diamonds, lol, i missed my own typo. and yes, runningwolf, i did use a handcorker...the one i bought on...

didn't make the cut, hahahaha

i live in fancy farm, ky...will see if we made the list, hahaha

bottling underway...

2011 catawba/pictures catawba ice diamonds...

2011 catawba

the recipe i used did call for a small amount of acid blend...i don't have the recipe at this moment, but will post it later tonight...

good luck jon! just one week to go! i signed up for their newsletter/email list....good to keep "in the know".